offensiv

offensiv

Danish

Etymology

From French offensif.

Adjective

offensiv (neuter offensivt, plural and definite singular attributive offensive)

  1. offensive, pertaining to attacks

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French offensif.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
    • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Adjective

    offensiv (strong nominative masculine singular offensiver, comparative offensiver, superlative am offensivsten)

    1. offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
      Die offensiven Fähigkeiten des Heeres sind gering.
      The army’s offensive capabilities are minimal.
    2. assertive, forthright, active, direct
      Der Geschäftsführer wurde für sein offensives Umgehen mit der Unternehmenskrise gelobt.
      The CEO was complimented on his assertive handling of the corporate crisis.

    Declension

    Positive forms of offensiv
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist offensiv sie ist offensiv es ist offensiv sie sind offensiv
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative offensiver offensive offensives offensive
    genitive offensiven offensiver offensiven offensiver
    dative offensivem offensiver offensivem offensiven
    accusative offensiven offensive offensives offensive
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der offensive die offensive das offensive die offensiven
    genitive des offensiven der offensiven des offensiven der offensiven
    dative dem offensiven der offensiven dem offensiven den offensiven
    accusative den offensiven die offensive das offensive die offensiven
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein offensiver eine offensive ein offensives (keine) offensiven
    genitive eines offensiven einer offensiven eines offensiven (keiner) offensiven
    dative einem offensiven einer offensiven einem offensiven (keinen) offensiven
    accusative einen offensiven eine offensive ein offensives (keine) offensiven
    Comparative forms of offensiv
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist offensiver sie ist offensiver es ist offensiver sie sind offensiver
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative offensiverer offensivere offensiveres offensivere
    genitive offensiveren offensiverer offensiveren offensiverer
    dative offensiverem offensiverer offensiverem offensiveren
    accusative offensiveren offensivere offensiveres offensivere
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der offensivere die offensivere das offensivere die offensiveren
    genitive des offensiveren der offensiveren des offensiveren der offensiveren
    dative dem offensiveren der offensiveren dem offensiveren den offensiveren
    accusative den offensiveren die offensivere das offensivere die offensiveren
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein offensiverer eine offensivere ein offensiveres (keine) offensiveren
    genitive eines offensiveren einer offensiveren eines offensiveren (keiner) offensiveren
    dative einem offensiveren einer offensiveren einem offensiveren (keinen) offensiveren
    accusative einen offensiveren eine offensivere ein offensiveres (keine) offensiveren
    Superlative forms of offensiv
    number & gender singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter
    predicative er ist am offensivsten sie ist am offensivsten es ist am offensivsten sie sind am offensivsten
    strong declension
    (without article)     		nominative offensivster offensivste offensivstes offensivste
    genitive offensivsten offensivster offensivsten offensivster
    dative offensivstem offensivster offensivstem offensivsten
    accusative offensivsten offensivste offensivstes offensivste
    weak declension
    (with definite article)     		nominative der offensivste die offensivste das offensivste die offensivsten
    genitive des offensivsten der offensivsten des offensivsten der offensivsten
    dative dem offensivsten der offensivsten dem offensivsten den offensivsten
    accusative den offensivsten die offensivste das offensivste die offensivsten
    mixed declension
    (with indefinite article)     		nominative ein offensivster eine offensivste ein offensivstes (keine) offensivsten
    genitive eines offensivsten einer offensivsten eines offensivsten (keiner) offensivsten
    dative einem offensivsten einer offensivsten einem offensivsten (keinen) offensivsten
    accusative einen offensivsten eine offensivste ein offensivstes (keine) offensivsten

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    • “offensiv”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

    Adjective

    offensiv (masculine and feminine offensiv, neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

    1. offensive (attacking)

    Noun

    offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensiver, definite plural offensivene)

    1. an offensive (attack)

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology

    From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

    Adjective

    offensiv (neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

    1. offensive (attacking)

    Noun

    offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensivar, definite plural offensivane)

    1. an offensive (attack)

    References

    Swedish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French offensive, offensif, from Latin offendēre.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    offensiv (comparative offensivare, superlative offensivast)

    1. offensive

    Declension

    Inflection of offensiv
    Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
    common singular offensiv offensivare offensivast
    neuter singular offensivt offensivare offensivast
    plural offensiva offensivare offensivast
    masculine plural2 offensive offensivare offensivast
    Definite positive comparative superlative
    masculine singular3 offensive offensivare offensivaste
    all offensiva offensivare offensivaste

    1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    2 Dated or archaic.
    3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

    Antonyms

    Noun

    offensiv c

    1. offensive

    Declension

    Declension of offensiv
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite offensiv offensivs
    definite offensiven offensivens
    plural indefinite offensiver offensivers
    definite offensiverna offensivernas

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

    Derived terms

    References

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